Combined stamp-holder and ink-pad



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J. H. KLEINE. GOMBINED STAMP HOLDER AND INK PAD. No. 551,642.

Patented 'Dec. 1'7, 1895.

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COMBINED STAMP HOLDER AND INK PAD. No. 551,642. Patented Dec. 17, 1895.

NI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. KLEINE, OF DUBUQUE, IOIVA.

COMBINED STAMP-HOLDER AND INK-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551 ,642, datedDecember 17, 1895. Application filed June 18,1895. Serial No. 553,177.(NomodeL) To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. KLEINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dubu que, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Stamp-Holder andInk-Pad Combined and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as 4 will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a combined stampholder and ink-pad and itconsists in a frame provided with adjustable partitions for forming aseparate compartment for each stamp, and means for securingeachpartition in place, combined with an index for showing thecompartment for each stamp, and a support for the stamps formed of aninking-pad, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The objects of my invention are to make the partitions adjustable tosuit the different widths of the stamps, and to provide the partitionswith means whereby they may be secured rigidly in position after theyhave been adjusted, to form the bottom of the frame or support for thestamps from an inking-pad which keeps the pads always inked and readyfor instant use, and to enable each stamp to be located instantly bymeans of an index placed above them. Keeping these and other minorthoughts in view, which will be developed in the specification,attention is invited to the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of the holder withoutink-pad connected therewith. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the holder withtwo ink-pads. Fig. 3 is a rear View of the holder without the index,having one ink-pad. Fig. 4 is a section through line X X of Fig. 2,looking to the right. Fig. 5 is a modified form of one of thepartitions. Fig. 6 is a modified form of the device having a broadink-pad, and Fig. 7 is a crosssection through line Y Y of Fig. 7.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all of thedrawings.

In the drawings, A denotes the frame of the holder, which is providedwith a rear strap or back B, extending up a short distance, to which aresecured the partitions a to, extend ing out at right angles to the saidstrap B.

These partitions a are preferably secured to B in an adjustable mannerby a bolt or setscrew (1 cl in slots 0 c in the strip B. The slots 0allow the screws d to slide freely back and forth therein to regulatethe distance between the partition and adjust them to accommodate stampsof diiferent widths. Beneath the body there may be a fioor O, on whichthe stamps are to rest when not in use, as shown in Fig. 1; but I preferto dispense with the floor and place instead an ink-pad D, as shown inFigs. 2, 3, and 6. The ink-pad is removably secured beneath the stampsby cleats or straps (not shown) running along on the under side of thebody, and when this construction is adopted I prefer to place astrengthening-strip 6, running along the front of the body A, to whichthe front end of the partitions a may be adjustably secured in a slot.By making the fioor C an ink-pad the stamps are always ready for use,and the operator need not have a separate ink-pad to which he must applythe stamp before using the same.

At each end of the back B is an uprightE, with a groove h on its innerside, in which an index F is removably secured. This index may be madeof pasteboard, celluloid or other suitable material, and upon this indexis printed the name of the stamp which is to be in the space opposite.WVhenever there are to be used stamps with different type upon them fromwhat is upon the index, then the index is removed and the proper namesof the stamps written on a new piece and placed in the index-holder. Itwill be seen that this index may be placed in different positions-as,for instance, it may be attached at right angles to the back B, or itmay be in front of the body, or separate indexes one for each stamp maybe slid into a groove in the back B, contiguous to the partition inwhich is held the stamp having the same type thereon as upon thatindividual index.

Whenever it is desired to have an extra ink-pad separate from pad D,there may be arranged below the upper pad D, or below the floor 0,cleats on which a pad G may be placed, adapted to be operated like adrawer. This might be very convenient, especially where a single stampis to be used a large number of times in rapid succession, and thestamping could be accomplished much more rapidly by the use of thisextra pad drawn out from the holder than where the stamp is to be placedback into its compartment at each use thereof.

The manner of operating my device is as follows: The required number ofstamps to be used are placed 011 the floor of the holder, and then thepartitions a are adjusted to the width of the stamps by loosening theset-screws d and shifting the partitions to the desired places, and thendrawing up rigidly the partitions by said screws. The contents of eachstamp are written upon the index F in the space opposite the compartmentoccupied by said stamp, and this index thus written upon is inserted inthe uprights E E 01' other eonyenient place connected with the holder,where it may readily be consulted.

If the stamps rest upon the ink-pad D, then any one can be usedimmediately upon removal from its compartment, but if it rests upon thefloor C, then the pad G is to be drawn out, and the stamp is firstpressed upon pad G and then used.

It will be readily seen that any desired stamp can be immediatelydiscovered witlr out turning it over and reading the type by simplyconsulting the index, and the stamp will be found in the compartmentopposite to which the name appears on the index. It will also beobserved that there will be little or no danger of misplacing a stamp,as the stamp is returned to its proper place, and if there be notsufficient stamps to occupy all the spaces, then only those spacesoccupied by the stamps will appear on the index, and when allcompartments are in use there can be no possible danger of misplaeing astamp when used.

It is manifest that various changes may be made in the manufacture anduse of my device without departing from the spirit of my invention.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A stamp holder, consisting of a frame, one or more partitions securedto said frame, and an ink-pad forming a floor on which the said stampsrest, while in the holder, substantially as described.

2. A holder for stamps consisting of a frame, one or more partitionssecured to said frame, means for adjusting said partitions toaccommodate stamps of diiferent widths, and an ink-pad forming a flooron which the said stamps rest, and which is adapted to be inserted inand withdrawn from said frame for the purposes shown.

A stamp holder, consisting of a frame, one or more partitions attachedto said frame, one or more ink-pads the upper one of which forms a flooron which the stamps rest, and which pads are removably secured in saidframe, and the index of the stamps of said holder removably secured tosaid frame, for the purpose as shown.

4. A frame consisting of the stationary slotted back, the stationary endpieces, the adjustable partitions, and the removable pad which isinserted in the frame under the stamps so as to form a support therefor,combined with the grooved uprights secured to the corners of the frame,and the removable index which is inserted between the uprights,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN ll. KLETNE.

\Vitnesses M. M. CADY, II. G. TORBERT.

